At the
NCAA Gainesville Regional on April 1, Tsang finished fourth in the all-around
with a score of 39.250, with Garcia close behind scoring 39.050 for a
seventh-place finish.

"We're
really excited to get the opportunity to compete at nationals," interim co-head
coach Kera Molinaro said. "It's a really exciting opportunity for them and
they'll capitalize on it. We just can't wait to represent Penn State at
nationals."

To earn
her spot for a chance to win a national championship, Tsang was fifth on
balance beam (9.850), sixth on floor (9.850), 15th on uneven parallel bars
(9.800) and 25th on vault (9.750) at regionals. But, even with those results,
Tsang has been working on the small details all week to make sure that she
earns the top spot on all the events at nationals.

"[Preparation
this week] has been the same as usual," Tsang said. "Just doing routines,
practicing and trying to rest, as well. [I've been focusing] mainly on the
little things and cleaning things up. I'm making sure the routines are ready
for nationals."

This
weekend's trip will not be the first for Tsang as she represented Penn State
last season on the floor exercise after earning a score of 9.900 at the 2016
regionals. Last year, Tsang competed in the fourth rotation in session one and tied
for 16th with a score of 9.815. Overall, Tsang tied for 38th between the two
sessions.

"It was
really exciting last year," Tsang said. "I only competed in floor last year,
and this year, I made all-around, so that's exciting. The atmosphere was great
and just seeing all these teammates that are from all over the country was
exciting, but this year should be even more fun."

Garcia will
be joining the fun this year as she will be competing inside the Chaifetz Arena
in St. Louis, Missouri alongside Tsang.

"It's
exciting," Garcia said. "I'm glad to have a teammate with me to cheer me on and
I can cheer her on, as well. I'm just excited to share the experience."

Garcia
will be making her national championship debut after a stellar performance at
regionals. She finished second on uneven parallel bars (9.900), 25th on balance
beam (9.725), 31st on floor exercise (9.725) and 34th on vault (9.700). During
competition though, the thought of competing in nationals never crossed her
mind.

"I had
no idea [I was a contender]," Garcia said. "I just competed until the very end
since nothing is over until it's over, and when they called my name, I was
shocked and happy all at the same time."

This
season, Tsang has the highest all-around score on the team with 39.425. Garcia
holds the second highest all-around score of 39.400 as of February 4 against
Michigan State, and is ready to show the world what she can do.

"My
expectations for myself are to just keep doing what I've been doing all season
- to focus, stay calm, be ruthless, hit my routines, and if I need any help
from Bri, I know she'll be there for me," Garcia said.

These
two Nittany Lions have great confidence in themselves, and so do their coaches.

"Both
Bri and Sabrina are leaders, not only in their words but in their actions," interim co-head coach Josh Nilson said. "They come in the gym and have great
attitudes. They work really hard and they do everything that we ask. They both
communicate very well with the coaches, so they're leaders in every sense of
the word. We're really proud of them."

Even
though the rest of the Penn State women's gymnastics team won't be heading to
St. Louis, Missouri to cheer on Garcia and Tsang, they have been supporting
their teammates in the gym during practices.

"The
mood in the gym has been really good," Molinaro said. "[Tsang and Garcia] are
super fired-up. They've had a lot of support from their teammates coming in and
cheering for them, which was really nice to see and they feel really good.
They're excited about it."

Both
Tsang and Garcia have accomplished so much this season already. This weekend,
they could add on to what has already been a great season for them as
individuals, and the team as a whole.

"Having
Bri and Sabrina both there will be good for the team because nationals next
year is being held in the same arena, so having them be able to come back and
tell the team what it's all about will help us on our quest to nationals next
year," Nilson said. "It's also really good to have
Penn State represented especially since [Bri and Sabrina] worked really hard to
be there and we're really proud of them."